Forecast Details for Salem, OR

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Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 36. Calm wind.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Rain. Low around 42. South southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 47. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Washington's Birthday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 10am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.

Monday Night: Rain likely. Snow level 2200 feet lowering to 1600 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Tuesday: Rain and snow likely, becoming all rain after 10am. Snow level 1500 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.

Tuesday Night: Rain and snow likely. Snow level 1500 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Wednesday: Rain and snow likely. Snow level 1300 feet rising to 2000 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.

Wednesday Night: Rain, possibly mixed with snow. Snow level 1800 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Thursday: Rain and snow likely. Snow level 1600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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